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I'm going to make this a sticky thread, feel free to post any HEMA related videos from before 1945. I shall generally leave out sport/modern fencing unless it it pre-1900 (there are a lot of post-1900 sport fencing videos).

1926 British sabre - explaining the difference between 1900 military and 1920 sport sabre:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loluky6-8Jk&NR=1

1914 British cavalry sword training:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMNKLFn41IU&NR=1

1880 French infantry sabre exercise:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuYJU9OugZg

1900 French la canne drill:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HstnToEA7KA

1920 French soldiers sabre (sport?) fencing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3Zf40pBUNE

1920 British singlestick(?)/sabre mounted:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzboJMgHLiQ&NR=1

1930 British Navy cutlass drill:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCF_DFRND9I

WW1(?) United States hand-to-hand training:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga4zLsMmkE0

I like this one with duelling shields from 1956... Not from before 1945, but pretty early still.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfom99lM_oU#t=0m17s

Also this one of gladiator fencing from 1935 is cool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=475GgHIle_s

Love that in the US close combat video at about 4.30, after knocking his opponent to the ground, he stops to adjust his hat before putting the boot in...

Also... to justify having posted that comment-

Jack Dempsey vs. Bill Brennan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFxcNfXMA60

There are several Dempsey fights on youtube but this seems to be one of the best and closest... lots of very low slipping followed up by work from the clinch which seems to be very characteristic of the style.

Old Muay Thai
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAtgyIbkRaw

Not strictly HEMA (except in the sense which would be opposite to HWMA... but let's not go there...). Is interesting though... It's only a short snippet (with an annoying trailer in the middle c.2.10-4.20) but it shows a style that appears as different from modern Muay Thai as Dempsey is from modern boxing.

Stick fighting Canne de combat in France in 1969.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARA_35xYET4&feature=related

Savate, interwar years
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJme1iy6qOc&feature=related

1916 French bayonet fencing championship
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMglDHI_ ... Og&index=7

1891 savate and canne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_Z55GB6 ... g&index=31

British soldiers bayonet fencing 1914-18
http://www.britishpathe.com/video/train ... ry/fencing

singlestick on horseback 1920. The men look like they have some kind of feathery target on their heads
http://www.britishpathe.com/video/horse ... ry/fencing

Turkish men stick fencing (1:50)
Very short and not sure what it is supposed to be but interesting
http://www.britishpathe.com/video/turki ... ry/fencing

British bayonet drill 1914-18
http://www.britishpathe.com/video/bayon ... ry/fencing

Wrestling and boxing for recruits 1914-18
http://www.britishpathe.com/video/kitch ... /wrestling

Horseback wrestling 1914-18
http://www.britishpathe.com/video/king- ... /wrestling

American policemen showing how to handle two prisonners at once 1919
http://www.britishpathe.com/video/ameri ... /wrestling

Bayonet drills and swordfeats 1914-18
http://www.britishpathe.com/video/physi ... uery/sword

Max C. wrote:Turkish men stick fencing (1:50)
Very short and not sure what it is supposed to be but interesting
http://www.britishpathe.com/video/turki ... ry/fencing

V. haunting reel of Turkish troops and civilians in 1912; the soldiers just hanging around in the debacle. The two Turkish soldiers have found short sticks and are horsing around: what's interesting is that one is fighting sword and shield (a sack in his left hand replacing the shield), and the other one is using his stick like a bayonet.

Now Mr Admin published a photo of a Turkish fencing salle ca. 1900-- in addition to Western sabre or foil, they also practised traditional sword and shield (I suppose part of an Islamic tradition or Eastern tradition that includes Egypt, Arab countries, Iran and India). I assume that's what the soldier on the left is mimicking

For those who have access to Gaumont Pathé archives (its actually quite easy).

http://www.gaumontpathearchives.com/

Bayonet fencing in Germany 1914
http://www.gaumontpathearchives.com/ind ... 89&rang=26

French saber 1920, interesting because you still see some moulinets
http://www.gaumontpathearchives.com/ind ... 20&rang=30

Touareg fencing 1920 (10:05)
http://www.gaumontpathearchives.com/ind ... 599&rang=5

French bayonet fencing with wrestling involved also some combatives 1920
http://www.gaumontpathearchives.com/ind ... 291&rang=4

1920's HEMA. Some armored longsword fencing at a Joan of Arc celebration, don't blink cause you might miss it. (22:29-22:34)
http://www.gaumontpathearchives.com/ind ... 999&rang=1

Charlemont savate 1924
http://www.gaumontpathearchives.com/ind ... 31&rang=15

Different playlists about archive video:

schlager7
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UUEI3t0bZwNt1PiyWN3QFWOg

Victorian & Edwardian Martial & Exercise Films
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFRObAfp25EtGlKGiEv8PVg/videos?disable_polymer=1

Armatura-Archive video
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2IJvt9mvKp4nOING9K_k4gAWTHylB8zg
About boxing and savate:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2IJvt9mvKp56Z5L9hkmhv6dwqsVGEMx7
About Wrestling
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2IJvt9mvKp4riO_T0qTfRxvuKWgC8zAh

Maxime Chouinard
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpvAbUiYd6XX4hSAm4DFtIg/videos?disable_polymer=1